MAGN vs Q vs SLVM Stock Comparison

Magnera, Qnity Electronics and Sylvamo Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAGN Magnera Corp
$11.89 -2.1% 1M +28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$422.18M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.28B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$118.78 -4.7% 1M +24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$25.62B
P/E
43.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
SLVM Sylvamo Corp
$32.44 -9.8% 1M -25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.30B
Div. yield
–
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Qnity Electronics leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Qnity Electronics 4, Sylvamo 4, Magnera 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMAGNQSLVMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $422.18M $25.62B $1.27B Q
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.8x 43.7x 16.7x SLVM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.3x 26.6x SLVM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.9% +14.8% -7.1% MAGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.4% 11.2% 2.3% Q
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.2% 8.3% 7.4% Q
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 1.8x 1.9x Q
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.8% +24.6% -25.2% MAGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -43.8%/yr — +3.1%/yr SLVM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.1% 55.2% 38.4% SLVM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 60/100 57/100 MAGN

Percentile Scorecard

MAGNQSLVM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMAGNQSLVM
Valuation 94 #7 of 94 37 #60 of 94 88 #35 of 287
Growth 100 #1 of 91 52 #44 of 91 11 #237 of 266
Profitability 47 #46 of 86 87 #12 of 86 64 #86 of 236
Financial Health 25 #72 of 95 68 #31 of 95 27 #211 of 288
Shareholder Returns – 54 #33 of 70 97 #8 of 203
Overall 66 60 57
  • MAGN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • Q ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SLVM ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMAGNQSLVMSPY
1 month -2.1%-4.7%-9.8% -0.2%
3 months -15.0%-7.1%-16.7% +3.9%
6 months +13.6%-13.7%-25.5% +8.2%
Year to date -21.5%+45.5%-32.6% +12.9%
1 year +28.8%+24.6%-25.2% +12.3%
3 years -43.9%—-25.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -17.5%—-9.3% +23.3%
5 years -94.4%—+16.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -43.8%—+3.1% +10.9%
10 years -95.7%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -27.1%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMAGNQSLVMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.1%55.2%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.5%58.5%35.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.192.650.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.510.45-0.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.7%-38.1%-67.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-32.4%-40.7% -1.2%
52-week high $15.26$175.64$54.74 $779.14
52-week low $7.96$73.54$31.19 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMAGNQSLVM
P/E now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 22.0x 42.5xmedian 22.0x 17.0xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.4x 4.8xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 12.4x 16.2xmedian 12.4x 4.9xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 15.1x 30.1xmedian 15.1x -117.4xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.6x 3.3xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.07median 1.66 —median 1.66 -0.49median 0.76

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMAGNQSLVM
Revenue $3.28B $5.21B $3.30B
Gross profit $392.00M $2.41B $679.00M
Operating income $63.00M $1.34B $261.00M
Net income -$112.00M $630.00M $76.00M
Free cash flow $113.00M $825.00M -$11.00M
R&D – $374.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-3.12 $2.79 $1.91
Cash & equivalents $280.00M $961.00M $227.00M
Total debt $1.90B $4.02B $3.55B
Shares (diluted) 35.90M 210.20M 39.80M
Enterprise value -$729.82M $22.76B $1.14B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMAGNQSLVM
P/E -3.8x 42.5x 17.0x
P/FCF 3.8x 30.1x -117.4x
P/Operating cash flow 2.5x 21.3x 6.2x
P/S 0.1x 4.8x 0.4x
P/B 0.4x 3.3x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 3.8x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 16.2x 4.9x
EV/EBIT 32.5x 20.9x 8.2x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 5.4x 0.6x
EV/FCF 18.1x 33.8x -193.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x 23.9x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.07 – -0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMAGNQSLVM
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.9% 14.8% -7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.4% – -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.2% 13.3% -16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 43.0% – -12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2,646% 11.6% -32.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.7% – -23.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.2% -23.6% -65.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.9% – -36.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.9% -26.4% -64.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.8% – -35.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 762.9% – -49.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 126.3% – -19.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 399.3% – -105.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.0% – -27.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMAGNQSLVM
Gross margin 11.9% 46.2% 20.6%
EBITDA margin 9.6% 33.0% 13.3%
Operating margin 1.9% 25.6% 7.9%
Pretax margin -3.0% 16.9% 4.3%
Net margin -3.4% 11.2% 2.3%
FCF margin 3.4% 15.8% -0.3%
Operating cash flow margin 5.2% 22.4% 6.3%
Return on equity -10.9% 8.4% 7.9%
Return on assets -2.9% 4.4% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 2.2% 8.3% 7.4%
Return on capital employed 1.9% 10.5% 12.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 1.9x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.7% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMAGNQSLVM
Debt / assets 49.6% 28.1% 33.5%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.5x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 1.8x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 16.8x 4.9x -87.6x
Liabilities / assets 73.5% 47.3% 66.8%
Equity / assets 26.5% 52.7% 33.2%
Interest coverage 0.4x 7.1x –
Current ratio 2.4x 2.0x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.17 3.02 3.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMAGNQSLVM
Dividend yield – 0.3% 5.5%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% 3.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.5% 8.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 5.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMAGNQSLVM
Forward P/E – 27.3xFY2026 26.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.35FY2026 $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +29.9%FY2026 -65.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +21.8% +323.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $5.34BFY2026 $3.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +12.5%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +23.3% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMAGNQSLVM
Held by institutions 100.0% 77.2% 99.6%
Institutions holding 176 1,325 335
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +4.4% -0.4%
Institutions buying 94 658 162
Institutions selling 42 439 88
Buyers to sellers 2.24 1.50 1.84

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MAGNQSLVM
MAGN 1.00 -0.02 0.30
Q -0.02 1.00 0.05
SLVM 0.30 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAGN, Q and SLVM?

Qnity Electronics (Q) is the largest by market capitalisation: Magnera (MAGN) $422.18M, Qnity Electronics (Q) $25.62B, Sylvamo (SLVM) $1.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAGN, Q and SLVM?

Sylvamo (SLVM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Magnera (MAGN) -3.8x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 43.7x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sylvamo (SLVM) is cheapest (Qnity Electronics (Q) 27.3x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 26.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Magnera (MAGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Magnera (MAGN) +21.9%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +14.8%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qnity Electronics (Q) has the highest net margin (Magnera (MAGN) -3.4%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Qnity Electronics (Q) leads (Magnera (MAGN) 2.2%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.3%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Magnera (MAGN) returned the most: Magnera (MAGN) +28.8%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +24.6%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -25.2%. Over five years, Sylvamo (SLVM) compounded fastest (Magnera (MAGN) -43.8%/yr, Sylvamo (SLVM) +3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Magnera (MAGN) 0.00%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.00%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 0.00%. Magnera (MAGN) and Sylvamo (SLVM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sylvamo (SLVM) has been the steadiest (Magnera (MAGN) 56.1%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.2%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAGN, Q and SLVM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Qnity Electronics (Q) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.